Matt van Leeuwen
contact@matthijsvanleeuwen.com
Brooklyn, New York
USA
Currently Head of Design at McCann New York. Previously Creative Director at Mother Design, New York. Keep. It. Simple.
Awarded with Cannes Design Lions in 2014 and 2018, ADC’s, One Show’s and three ‘2010 red dot communication awards’, including ‘Best of the best’.
Work
2022/…
Head of Design at McCann New York, US.
2017/2022
Creative Director at Mother Design, NY, US.
2011/2017
Design Principal at Interbrand, NY, US.
2007/2010
Senior Graphic Designer at G2K Designers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2007
Designer at Dietwee, design and communication, Utrecht, NL
2006/2007
Design-Researcher at the Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht, NL for Logo Parc. A project initiated by Daniel van der Velden.
2002/2005
Co-Founder/Graphic Designer at Plein Publiek, workshop for Graphic Design, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Education
1998—2002
ArtEZ Institue of the Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands. Masters in Art/Graphic Design.
Exhibitions
2011
‘IJsseldelta, Poster’ In ‘Pretty–Ugly Exhibition’, MA Communication Design curating a series of events exploring the paradox of designing “The undesigned”.
2010
‘Red Dot Design Awards 2010 Exhibition’
Honors and Awards
2014
Cannes Design Lion Gold
UnderConsideration FPO Award 2014
Rebrand Recognition 2014
2013
Rebrand Distinction 2013
Rebrand Distinction 2013
2010
Red Dot Award, Best of the Best
Red Dot Award, Corporate Design
Red Dot Award, Annual Report
2009
Best Designed Annual Report of the Netherlands: Brunel Annual Report 2008.
D66 Posters admitted to the Stedelijk Museum Archive, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Articles/Publications
2012
‘Jan van Eyck Academy Program Brochure’ and ‘Brunel Annual Report 2008’ Published in ‘Typography, Graphic Design in Context’
by Denise Gonzales Crisp, Thames and Hudson, London.
‘The Flying IJsseldelta’ In ‘360° Design’, Sandu Publishing, China.
2011
‘IJsseldelta, Poster’ In ‘Pretty–Ugly Catalogue’.
2010
‘IJsseldelta, Campaign Identity’ In
‘VIVID! The allure of color in design’, Gingko Press, Berkeley, CA.
11.2006
Logo Parc: ‘Hybridity of the Post-Public Space’ In
‘Open/Cahier on art and the public domain, No 11’,
Nai Publishers, The Netherlands.
Recognition
Writing
Logo Watch: Random Thoughts on Building a House For a Penguin